The Best Blackjack Apps

On 10.31.11, In Blackjack Games, Online Casino, By Vivi

I love playing blackjack on my computer, but to be honest I never tried playing on my phone. So I did some research to find the best blackjack applications for your phone.

Everyone has apps on their phones. Well anyone who has a Smartphone, which is pretty much everyone these days it seems like. They have become a part of our everyday life. We “check in” where we go. We “like” someone’s picture, or we use an app to change that exact picture into a picture we will actually like. The point is if I’m using all of these apps in every other aspect of my life, why am I not using one to do my favorite pastime: Play casino games.

More specifically play blackjack, although I do fancy some free slot games, I mostly stick to my main love: blackjack.

So I started out on my hunt and found a couple of interesting things. Blackjack Multi-Hand is by far the best. It allows you to play 3 hands at once. It also has a built in tutor and offers many tips. It also is an app you have to pay for, which many people don’t like doing. They can spend $.99 on a cheeseburger, but they can’t spend it on a game they can enjoy every day. Oh well.

Ok so if you don’t want to pay the best options are Blackjack88 and Blackjack Classic.

For more tips, or overall blackjack strategy I always trust wiki, just in case you need to sharpen up on your skills before you’re dealt your hand.

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When to Surrender in Blackjack

On 10.24.11, In Blackjack Strategy, Blackjack Tips, Online Blackjack, By Vivi

No one ever wants to surrender, but sometimes it is imperative when trying not to lose too much money. Surrender is possibly the most important aspect to talk about because it is the first choice you must make when playing your hand in blackjack. You must be careful though, because many blackjack games, such as one deck blackjack don’t offer the surrender option. If the blackjack game you are playing does offer surrender, it comes in two forms: either early or late.

You may only surrender after two cards, and before you have done any other action, such as splitting, doubling down, or drawing a third card.

When you surrender, you are folding at the expense of half of your bet. An early surrender is rarely offered because it allows for the player to have a quite large advantage over the house. The player can choose to surrender before the dealer checks their cards. In late surrender, the player can only surrender if the dealer does not have blackjack, after he has checked his card.

Surrender is a great tool for a player that is why it isn’t offered at a lot of casinos; if a casino does offer it, make sure you check all of the rules because there might be tricky details embedded to up the advantage of the house.

Knowing when to surrender is basic blackjack strategy, and it shouldn’t be done too often. To lose less with surrender the player must only be 25% likely to win. So, if you lose 75% of the time, and win 25% of the time, you net loss is 50% equal to the amount you are guaranteed to lose by surrendering.

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Playing Blackjack Online Versus in a Casino

On 10.03.11, In Blackjack Games, Blackjack Strategy, Blackjack Tips, Online Blackjack, Online Casino, By Vivi

Some casino games translate to playing online very well, such as slots, or video poker. Many argue that blackjack isn’t one of these games, but I beg to differ.

It all depends on your level of play. Many expert players claim they can pick up on dealer’s ‘tells’, and actually sitting at a blackjack table in an actual casino is the only way to play. Then you have the expert player who just wants to play blackjack, and doesn’t really believe in dealer ‘tells’ and can play blackjack anywhere. After that we have the novice player, who doesn’t know the difference between playing at Caesar’s Palace or http://www.onlineblackjack.co.uk/.

I personally don’t mind as long as I’m paying attention, it all seems to be the same to me. Especially these days with so many new games coming out that have options to play with multiple players, and virtual dealers, it’s almost the same.

There are a few things to keep in mind no matter where you are playing. Always pay attention to everyone’s hand. This will give you a clue as to what the dealer’s hole card might be; after all you are only ever playing against the dealer, not any of the other players.

There are also different versions of blackjack you can play online that only use one or two decks, which really ups the players advantage.

I find myself in between the spectrum of experts and novice, it seems like I learn something new every day, and I will continue to learn about this strategic game. So are there a lot of difference between playing blackjack online versus playing in an actual casino? That’s for you, the player, to decide.

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Different Forms of Blackjack

On 09.19.11, In Blackjack Games, Blackjack Rules, By Vivi

When it comes to blackjack there are several forms that you can choose to play, usually playing online gives you the most choices. The average player doesn’t realize there are so many different varieties, and the advantages and disadvantages that go along with each rendition. Luckily Google.com was around to help me out with the differences.

American Blackjack: Played with four decks of cards, dealer stands on soft 17, player may double down on any two cards; you can also double down after splitting. You can only split an ace once, and cannot get blackjack from a split ace.

European Blackjack: Played with two decks, player can only split once, whether it be an ace or not. If both the dealer and player have blackjack the game is a push.

Blackjack switch: You play two hands at one time, and can interchange the cards dealt to each hand.

Double Exposure: First two cards dealt to the deal are face up, players lose on ties.

Caribbean 21: Same rules as regular blackjack except you try to reach 31 instead of 21.

Spanish 21:  Unlimited amount of double downs, no 10s in the deck, the option to rescue, or surrender and wager, and in some casinos an unlicensed version is called “Pontoon” and is played without a hole card.

Multiple Action:  allows a player to place up to 3 bets on a single hand. The dealer gets a hand for each bet the player places. This doubles the amount of hands a dealer can play. You can split and double, but it is limited.

French/German: No splitting. One ace is one or eleven, but two aces are 21.

Ok, now that you know the different rules and advantages for each rendition, you need to find the perfect Blackjack for you.

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Perfect Pairs Blackjack

On 07.07.11, In Blackjack Games, By Vivi

When playing blackjack online you are bound to come across a variation of the game that should be approached with some caution: Perfect Pairs. Yes, this variation is fun to play, but it is a quick way to eat into your bankroll, not to mention the odds are not as good as a standard game of blackjack online owing to the payout on a natural blackjack.

Let me back up and explain a little bit more about what Perfect Pair is. It is a variation of blackjack that can commonly be found in online casinos. The game itself is played just like regular blackjack except players can only double down on hard 10’s and hard 11’s. Probably the biggest difference is the change in the blackjack payout; being dealt a natural blackjack will net a player an even money payout instead of the traditional 3-2 payout. An even money payout hits a player’s odds for a 2.27% loss.

But what makes Perfect Pairs its own game is the side bet. At the beginning of a round, players place their regular wager for the outcome of the regular game; at the same time, they also make a side wager on whether or not their first two cards will be a pair or not. While this is the fun part of this online blackjack variation, it is also the part that eats into a player’s bank roll. This is because this side wager is entirely chance; there is nothing a player can do to influence which cards they will be dealt. And if they are not dealt a pair right now they lose the side wager. Unfortunately the odds on being dealt a pair are not close to the odds of not being dealt a pair.

You are highly likely to come across this variation when playing blackjack online. My advice is to play Perfect Pairs either for low stakes or for fun because of the hit the player’s odds take in the online blackjack variation and for how easy it is to eat into a bankroll with side wagers.

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